Artist Brings Our Prehistoric Ancestors To Life (VIDEO)
Ever wonder about the origins of those incredibly life-like busts of our prehistoric ancestors on display in natural history museums? As it turns out, the renderings are the handiwork of a handful of...
View ArticleAdel Ait-Ghezala, American University Ph.D. Student, Goes Missing While...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The wife and friends of an experienced Algerian diver who went missing 32 kilometers (20 miles) off Dubai say coastguard is searching for him after he disappeared in...
View ArticleScientists Are Searching For Time Travelers On The Internet
If you were a time traveler, what would you do to prove your powers were real? Tweet about it, of course. At least that's what astrophysicist Robert Nemiroff and physics graduate student Teresa Wilson...
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Settler Doctor Makes House Calls to Ailing Palestinians
On a day where snow still covers the Judean hills, a Jewish doctor from Efrat drives into the neighboring Palestinian village called Wadi Nis. He is greeted by the local Palestinian villagers with...
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Jamie McDonald, Fundraising Adventurer, Tackles the Rockies
In late July, Amanda Powell, my contact at Right To Play in Toronto, told me about a crazy Brit who was crossing Canada, unsupported, in aid of children hospitals in England and Canada. He had given a...
View ArticleVideo Of '12 Years A Slave' Subject Solomon Northup's Descendants Will Take...
On this day in 1853, Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery, regained his freedom. His phenomenal story of strength and survival during slavery was captured in his...
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Yoani Sanchez: My Resolutions for 2014
To climb to the sky... you need a big ladder and a little one. Photo: Silvia Corbelle Any day is a good day to start a project, to realize a dream. However, at the beginning of each year we repeat the...
View ArticleIslamists Have Failed to Deliver
The military coup against the duly elected government of Egypt was without doubt a blow to democracy. However, the latest poll from Zogby Research shows an almost evenly divided Egyptian public....
View ArticleFISA Court Reauthorizes NSA Phone Metadata Collection
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Friday reauthorized the National Security Agency's phone surveillance program, the Director of National Intelligence said in a statement. The reauthorization...
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Could Shipping Containers Help End Homelessness?
When the CEO of YMCA in Forest, London grew frustrated that vulnerable youth couldn’t find an affordable place to live after moving out of the organization’s supported housing program, he found a cheap...
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Becky Kent, Scottish Transgender Woman, Receives Offensive Note With Divorce...
A transgender woman in Scotland is demanding an apology after workers at the courthouse who handled her divorce proceedings left a shocking and offensive Post-it note attached to her court documents....
View ArticlePhilippines in 2014: Emerging Economies with Contentious Leadership
Across a number of emerging markets, the coming year will mark a consequential political transition. This could ultimately prove much more important that the U.S. Federal Reserve's scheduled tapering...
View ArticleThis Little Boy From India Has A Message We Won't Be Forgetting Anytime Soon
Giving season is over. And it's easy to forget to do good once the holidays are behind us. But today we came across a wonderful video from India that reminded us that selflessness doesn't have to mean...
View ArticleBuddha's Teachings on Social Harmony
Yangon -- In June and October 2012, scores of Muslims were killed and about 140,000 displaced in clashes between ethnic Arakan Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims. Rohingyas now live in squalid refugee...
View ArticleBitcoins, Tulips and Libertarians
What is it about the libertarian infatuation with bitcoins? Ron Paul announced in early December that the bitcoin could "destroy the dollar." He seemed to be gloating. In Chile, a collection of...
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New Zealand Baker Tells Bride's Sister To 'Eat Sh*t' With Poop Cake
New Zealand cake maker Emma McDonald is in deep doo-doo after sending a poop-shaped chocolate cake to an engagement party. McDonald, the owner of Oh Cakes, reportedly had a disagreement with bride...
View ArticleLatin America Rings In The New Year (PHOTOS)
Latin Americans rang in the New Year with ceremonies, including animal sacrifices in Cuba, where two goats and two roosters were slaughtered and their blood used to bathe a 2-foot-tall statue of...
View ArticleSyria's Rebels' Fight With Al Qaeda Group Spreads
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels surrounded a compound held by al-Qaida-linked fighters and freed at least 50 people from a nearby prison Monday as clashes between rival factions in the country's northern...
View ArticleStonehenge Man's New Face Is Handsome, Hairy (VIDEO)
Now that's one handsome fellow! Scientists have reconstructed the face of a prehistoric man believed to have lived near the site of Stonehenge about 500 years before the iconic monument was completed....
View ArticlePowerful New Zealand Speeding Ad Will Make You Second-Guess Your Driving (VIDEO)
It is time to slow down. If you're one of the many people who drives too fast on the road, this commercial sponsored by the New Zealand Transport Agency is a must-see. The message from the NZ Transport...
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